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1980 Miami Dolphins
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 266 points (16.6/g), 24th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 9th.
Differential of -39 points (-2.4/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 6.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 11th.
Coached by Don Shula (8-8-0)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | David Woodley | 22 | Rook | 11 | 176 for 327, 1,850 yards, 14 td, 17 int, & 55 rushes for 214 yards and 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| RB | Delvin Williams | 29 | 6 | 10 | 187 rushes for 671 yards, 2 td, & 31 catches for 207 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| RB | Tony Nathan | 24 | 1 | 6 | 60 rushes for 327 yards, 1 td, & 57 catches for 588 yards and 5 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| FB | Steve Howell | 24 | 1 | 8 | 60 rushes for 206 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 38 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1979 |
| FB | Terry Robiskie | 26 | 3 | 5 | 78 rushes for 250 yards, 2 td, & 13 catches for 60 yards and 0 td | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 223rd pick / 1977 |
| WR | Bruce Hardy | 24 | 2 | 12 | 19 catches for 159 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| WR | Nat Moore | 29 | 6 | 16 | 47 catches for 564 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| TE | Ronnie Lee | 24 | 1 | 13 | 7 catches for 83 yards, 2 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Jon Giesler | 24 | 1 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
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| LG | Bob Kuechenberg | 33 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| C | Mark Dennard | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 274th pick / 1978 |
| RG | Ed Newman | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
| RT | Eric Laakso | 24 | 2 | 16 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 106th pick / 1978 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Vern Den Herder | 32 | 9 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| NT | Bob Baumhower | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| RDE | Doug Betters | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Kim Bokamper | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| LILB | Rusty Chambers | 27 | 5 | 12 | ||
| LILB | Ralph Ortega | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1975 |
| RILB | A.J. Duhe | 25 | 3 | 15 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977 |
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| ROLB | Larry Gordon | 27 | 4 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Don McNeal | 22 | Rook | 13 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| RCB | Gerald Small | 24 | 2 | 16 | 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1978 |
| SS | Glenn Blackwood | 23 | 1 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| FS | Don Bessillieu | 24 | 1 | 13 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1979 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Uwe von Schamann | 24 | 1 | 0 | 14 of 23 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 189th pick / 1979 |
| P | George Roberts | 25 | 2 | 0 | 77 punts for a 42.6 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Tony Nathan | 24 | 1 | 6 | 23 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| KR | Don Bessillieu | 24 | 1 | 13 | 40 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jeff Allen | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | California-Davis | 7/18/1957 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 212th pick / 1980 |
| Elmer Bailey | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Lincoln (MO),Minnesota | 12/13/1957 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 100th pick / 1980 |
| Carl Barisich | 29 | DT-NT | 15 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Princeton | 7/12/1951 | 7 | Cleveland Browns / 11th / 281st pick / 1973 |
| Bill Barnett | 24 | DE | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 5/10/1956 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 75th pick / 1980 |
| Bob Baumhower | 25 | NT | 16 | 16 | 261 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/4/1955 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 40th pick / 1977 |
| Doug Beaudoin | 26 | DB | 10 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 5/15/1954 | 4 | New England Patriots / 9th / 243rd pick / 1976 |
| Woody Bennett | 25 | RB | 4 | 3 | 227 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/24/1955 | 1 | |
| Don Bessillieu | 24 | DB | 16 | 13 | 200 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 5/4/1956 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 134th pick / 1979 |
| Doug Betters | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-7 | Montana,Nevada-Reno | 6/11/1956 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 163rd pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Blackwood | 23 | DB | 16 | 15 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 2/23/1957 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 215th pick / 1979 |
| Kim Bokamper | 26 | DE-LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-6 | Concordia (MN),San Jose State | 9/25/1954 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 19th pick / 1976 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 25 | WR | 16 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Penn State | 10/5/1955 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 81st pick / 1978 |
| William Cesare | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Memphis,Miami (FL) | 6/2/1955 | 2 | |
| Rusty Chambers | 27 | LB | 16 | 12 | 218 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/10/1953 | 5 | |
| Vern Den Herder | 32 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-6 | Central College (IA) | 11/28/1948 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 230th pick / 1971 |
| Mark Dennard | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 11/2/1955 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 274th pick / 1978 |
| Thom Dornbrook | 24 | G-C | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 12/1/1956 | 1 | |
| A.J. Duhe | 25 | LB-DE | 16 | 15 | 247 | 6-4 | LSU | 11/27/1955 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 13th pick / 1977 |
| Tim Foley | 32 | DB | 7 | 4 | 194 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/22/1948 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 55th pick / 1970 |
| Nick Giaquinto | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Bridgeport,Connecticut | 4/4/1955 | Rook | |
| Jon Giesler | 24 | T | 10 | 10 | 262 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/23/1956 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 24th pick / 1979 |
| Larry Gordon | 27 | LB | 15 | 14 | 230 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 7/8/1953 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 17th pick / 1976 |
| Cleveland Green | 23 | T | 12 | 3 | 265 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/11/1957 | 1 | |
| Bob Griese | 35 | QB | 5 | 3 | 190 | 6-1 | Purdue | 2/3/1945 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 4th pick / 1967 |
| Bruce Hardy | 24 | TE-WR-QB | 16 | 12 | 235 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 6/1/1956 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 247th pick / 1978 |
| Duriel Harris | 26 | WR | 12 | 3 | 179 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 11/27/1954 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 80th pick / 1976 |
| Steve Howell | 24 | FB-TE | 16 | 8 | 227 | 6-2 | Baylor | 12/20/1956 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 107th pick / 1979 |
| Bob Kuechenberg | 33 | G-T-C | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/14/1947 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 80th pick / 1969 |
| Eric Laakso | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-4 | Tulane | 11/29/1956 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 106th pick / 1978 |
| Ronnie Lee | 24 | T-TE-G | 16 | 13 | 265 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/24/1956 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 65th pick / 1979 |
| Larry Little | 35 | G-T | 5 | 3 | 265 | 6-1 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/2/1945 | 13 | |
| Don McNeal | 22 | DB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 5-11 | Alabama | 5/6/1958 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 21st pick / 1980 |
| Nat Moore | 29 | WR-RB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-9 | Florida,Tennessee-Martin | 9/19/1951 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 78th pick / 1974 |
| Rick Moser | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Rhode Island | 12/18/1956 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 208th pick / 1978 |
| Tony Nathan | 24 | RB | 16 | 6 | 206 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/14/1956 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 61st pick / 1979 |
| Ed Newman | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-2 | Duke,Florida Atlantic | 6/4/1951 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 156th pick / 1973 |
| Ralph Ortega | 27 | LB | 16 | 6 | 220 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/6/1953 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 29th pick / 1975 |
| Earnest Rhone | 27 | LB | 14 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Henderson State | 8/20/1953 | 5 | |
| George Roberts | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 181 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 6/10/1955 | 2 | |
| Terry Robiskie | 26 | RB | 8 | 5 | 210 | 6-1 | LSU | 11/12/1954 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 223rd pick / 1977 |
| Joe Rose | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | California | 6/24/1957 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 185th pick / 1980 |
| Steve Shull | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | William & Mary | 3/27/1958 | Rook | |
| Gerald Small | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | San Jose State | 8/10/1956 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 93rd pick / 1978 |
| Dwight Stephenson | 23 | C-T | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Alabama | 11/20/1957 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 48th pick / 1980 |
| Don Strock | 30 | QB | 16 | 2 | 220 | 6-5 | Virginia Tech | 11/27/1950 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 111th pick / 1973 |
| Ed Taylor | 27 | DB | 16 | 3 | 174 | 6-0 | Memphis | 5/13/1953 | 5 | New York Jets / 9th / 224th pick / 1975 |
| Don Testerman | 28 | RB | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson,Ferrum,Lenoir-Rhyne,Virginia Tech | 11/7/1952 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 282nd pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Toews | 23 | G-T | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/4/1957 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1979 |
| Steve Towle | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Kansas | 10/23/1953 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 143rd pick / 1975 |
| Uwe von Schamann | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oklahoma | 4/23/1956 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 189th pick / 1979 |
| Rod Walters | 26 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 258 | 6-3 | Iowa | 2/27/1954 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 14th pick / 1976 |
| Delvin Williams | 29 | RB | 15 | 10 | 195 | 6-0 | Kansas | 4/17/1951 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1974 |
| David Woodley | 22 | QB | 13 | 11 | 210 | 6-2 | LSU | 10/25/1958 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 8th / 214th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 16 | 223.5 | 6-1.8 | 3.2 |